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tubo lavatrice

English translation: pipe/hose

12:10 Oct 21, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Italian term or phrase: tubo lavatrice
Isole robotizzate di carico-scarico e taglio tubo lavatrice

Quale termine è preferibile per tradurre tubo lavatrice? (tube, pipe, hose...).
Paola Tintori
Local time: 17:57
English translation:pipe/hose
Explanation:
credo pipe:
Coming out of the back of the washing machine there should be the electrical flex and three pipes. The pipes are colour-coded. The grey pipe is usually a ...
www.uknetguide.co.uk/Homes_and_Gardens/Article/How_to_Plumb... - 34k -
Firstly locate the best position for the washing machine or dishwasher, on an outside wall near the sink is Ideal as all pipes will be in close proximity, ...
www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/plumbing_in_a_washing_machine_or... - 22k -
Unfortunately, you can also see a small pipe to the left, which is the waste water pipe that the washing machine pumps into. This washing machine is ...
www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-...
ma anche hose:
Can I use the old washing machine hoses or should I fit the new ones? ... Over tightening the washing machine fill hoses makes them more likely to leak. ...
www.washerhelp.co.uk/install_washing_machine.html - 19k -
pipe va benissimo per i tubi in cui passano i liquidi (acqua in questo caso), per hose si intendono i tubi flessibili (e anche qui andrebbe bene come traduzione)..cmq ci sono molti più riferimenti per "pipe".
buon lavoro!

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Note added at 2 giorni19 ore (2008-10-24 07:49:52 GMT) Post-grading
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grazie paola! buona giornata.
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Marika Costantini
Italy
Local time: 17:57
Grading comment
Alla fine ho tradotto con pipe.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2hose
Pompeo Lattanzi
5washing machine pipe
Tom in London
4hose (of the washing machine)
Ellen Kraus
3 +1pipe/hose
Marika Costantini


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hose


Explanation:
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Pompeo Lattanzi
Italy
Local time: 17:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 185

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gian: washing machine hose
3 hrs
agree  roxana68
6 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hose (of the washing machine)


Explanation:
that would be my choice; because tube makes me think of car tyres, and pipes of something of metal, concret or such like

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 17:57
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
washing machine pipe


Explanation:
why search for something arcane?

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 413
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pipe/hose


Explanation:
credo pipe:
Coming out of the back of the washing machine there should be the electrical flex and three pipes. The pipes are colour-coded. The grey pipe is usually a ...
www.uknetguide.co.uk/Homes_and_Gardens/Article/How_to_Plumb... - 34k -
Firstly locate the best position for the washing machine or dishwasher, on an outside wall near the sink is Ideal as all pipes will be in close proximity, ...
www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/plumbing_in_a_washing_machine_or... - 22k -
Unfortunately, you can also see a small pipe to the left, which is the waste water pipe that the washing machine pumps into. This washing machine is ...
www.whitegoodshelp.co.uk/wordpress/is-your-washing-machine-...
ma anche hose:
Can I use the old washing machine hoses or should I fit the new ones? ... Over tightening the washing machine fill hoses makes them more likely to leak. ...
www.washerhelp.co.uk/install_washing_machine.html - 19k -
pipe va benissimo per i tubi in cui passano i liquidi (acqua in questo caso), per hose si intendono i tubi flessibili (e anche qui andrebbe bene come traduzione)..cmq ci sono molti più riferimenti per "pipe".
buon lavoro!

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Note added at 2 giorni19 ore (2008-10-24 07:49:52 GMT) Post-grading
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grazie paola! buona giornata.

Marika Costantini
Italy
Local time: 17:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 31
Grading comment
Alla fine ho tradotto con pipe.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Nigretto: Stavo per scriverlo io. Generalmente Hose è un tubo flessibile, Pipe uno rigido.
0 min
  -> ciao silvia e grazie mille!
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